Dedicated to Anyone Who Has Ever Been in an Abusive Relationship
Posted in Anecdotes-n-Quotes on Sep 30th, 2007
NO. He’s not telling you “the truth”.
What he’s telling you are HIS distorted perspectives - his opinions, usually if not always unsolicited, and expressed in a VERY hurtful, rude and ridiculing way.
And that is ABUSE.
In heterosexual relationships, most abuse happens to women by their male partners. Emotional abuse, like physical abuse, is used to control, demean, harm or punish a woman. While the forms of abuse may vary, the end result is the same - a woman is fearful of her partner, he has convinced her that she […]
Posted in Anecdotes-n-Quotes, Resources on Sep 25th, 2007
“If I were asked to select one salient characteristic of my abusive clients, an aspect of their nature that stands out above all the others, I would choose this one: They feel profoundly justified.”
“He doesn’t mean to hurt me-he just loses control.”
“He can be sweet and gentle.”
“He’s scared me a few times, but he never […]
“The narcissist abuses his victim verbally, mentally, or physically (often, in all three ways). He infiltrates her defences, shatters her self-confidence, confuses and confounds her, demeans and debases her. He invades her territory, abuses her confidence, exhausts her resources, hurts her loved ones, threatens her stability and security, enmeshes her in his paranoid state of […]
Posted in Anecdotes-n-Quotes, Resources on Sep 1st, 2007
Is it really abuse, or just someone having a bad moment, or bad day, or making a thoughtless comment?
How do you know the difference?
You know the difference because abuse is a PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR, not just a random nasty word or angry moment, an unexpected tantrum or blowup. A NORMAL person who has said something […]
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